Ch.11 Sect.1: The War Begins

Confederates Fire on Ft. Sumter 2/4/61 Confederacy formed Took over… By March 4, only 2… Day after inauguration, urgent dispatch received Lincoln’s Dilemma

1st shots & VA Secedes Lincoln would not abandon Ft. Sumter Jefferson Davis… 4:30 am April 12, shots fired Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers April 17, VA seceded VA was most populated and industrialized In May… West VA… Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, & Missouri stay

Union/Confederate Strategies Short war? Who had the advantage? Confederacy advantages… Southern limited govt. Union 3 part plan to win… Anaconda Plan Southern strategy

Bull Run July 21 1st battle Union headed to Richmond Union leader… Stonewall Jackson Did Rebels go to D.C.?

Forts Henry/Donelson Lincoln called for 500,000 men George McClellan Grant in Tennessee The forts were on the… “Unconditional Surrender”

Shiloh Grant went to Shiloh after won forts Battle taught… 25,000 men killed, wounded, or captured Key battle, splitting Confederacy in ½ might work

Farragut Went to seize New Orleans Did they win? He also took control of… Only Vicksburg stood in the way of taking the…

Grant used them to capture Ironclads Ironclad could… Grant used them to capture Monitor vs. Merrimack

War for the Capitals McClellan… Trained 120,000 for 5 months but needed… Joseph E. Johnston was leader of Rebels, then… Why did Lee join Rebels? 7 Days Battles

Antietam Lee won 2nd Battle of Bull Run Lee’s orders found… Bloodiest single day battle in American History… Who won? 11/7/62 McClellan fired

Ch.11 Sect.4: The North Takes Charge

Armies Clash at Gettysburg Lasted 3 days Turning point of the war 1863 had been good year for South Chancellorsville Jackson wounded, then died Lee decided to invade…

Hooker

Gettysburg A.P. Hill led troops into town to get shoes Ran into John Buford Each side sent for reinforcements Meade in charge of Union Rebels took the town, but… July 2… Longstreet sent to attack Cemetery Ridge Advanced to… Josh Chamberlain fought Rebels at Little Round Top

George Meade

James Longstreet

Joshua Chamberlain

The Third Day Lee ordered… Longstreet ordered to attack center (Pickett’s charge) Who won? Jeb Stuart sent to attack Meade Union losses… Rebel losses… South would never recover

J.E.B. Stuart

George Pickett

Vicksburg Grant took Jackson, MS Set up a siege What did the people eat? City fell July 4

The Gettysburg Address

The Confederacy Wears Down Low on… Morale went down for Rebels Resolution of 1863… Desertion Rebel leaders squabbled Peace movements

Grant & Lee in VA Who could afford more loss of life? May 1864, the Wilderness Spotsylvania Cold Harbor Petersburg How many men lost both sides?

The Wilderness

Petersburg

Sherman Grant became commander of all armies, 1864 William T. Sherman in charge of MS division Total War… March to the sea

Election of 1864 Many democrats joined… Nominated… Radical Republicans nominated… Lincoln supporters got a new name… Who won? Late March 1865, Rebels faced the end What happened to Richmond? 4/9/65 Met in Appomattox Court House